 James Avery is most remembered for his six-year run as the strict yet endearing Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but he also made an impression on CSI, that 70s show, and LA Law. His distinctive voice may be heard in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and the animated Iron Man from the 1990s. His towering proportions made him suited to represent either a frightening or protecting figure. At the age of 68 in 2013, Avery passed away at Glendale Memorial Medical Center from complications following open heart surgery.